Hem marker



D. SEWELL Feb. 5, 1952 HEM MARKER 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed Sept. 19, 1949Inventor Dora Sewe/l fi my? Atiornqs D. SEWELL Feb. 5, 1952 HEM MARKER 2SHEETS--SHEET 2 Filed Sept. 19, 1949 Inventor 00m 5 e well Patented Feb.5, 1952 UNITED STATES Arum- ()FFICE Dora Sewell, Canal Point, Fla.

Appllcation'september 19, 1949, Serial No. 116,497

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in marking toolsand the primary object of the present invention is to provide a devicefor gauging and marking fabrics in an inexpensive and convenient manner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hem marker formarking the length of womens dresses and skirts and which isconveniently actuated by a single person, for example, the wearer of thearticle being marked.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a fabricmarking and gauging machine including a pair of complemental clamp ingjaws between which a fabric is placed for marking, and embodying noveland improved means for moving the jaws to a spread position whereby afabric may be quickly and readily applied in position between the jaws.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a fabric markerincluding a pair of clamp-- ing jaws and novel and improved means forheating the jaws so that a fabric clamped therebetween will be pressedat a predetermined location.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a fabricmarker that is simple and practical in construction, small and compactin structure, strong and reliable in use, efiicient and durable inoperation, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive tomanufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which thesame is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing bad. to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention and showing afabric applied thereto, with parts of the fabric broken away for theconvenience of explanation;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of the present fabric marker;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantiallyon the plane of section line 3-3 and showing a fabric clamped betweenthe jaws;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the present fabricmarker;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary, transverse horizontal sectionalview taken substantially on the plane of section line 55 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing the circuit used in conjunctionwith the present ini vention;

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Figure 7 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing the manner inwhich the fabric is gauged and the fixed jaw heated.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the numeral I0 a base member or pedestalfrom which thererises a "gauge bar or ruler 12 having graduations 1 t in inches,centimeters or any other desirable unit of measurement.

A hollow, substantially rectangular support l6 embraces and is slidablymounted on the gauge bar l2, and this support I6 is provided with anadjustable set screw I8 for retaining the same in a selected adjustedposition on the gauge bar 12.

An aperture or window opening 2?) is formed-in the support l6 and a lugor pointer 22 carried by the support is mounted in the opening 20 forregistry with the indicia or graduations M.

An insulating pad 24 is suitably fixed to one transverse face of thesupport I6 and forms a supporting means for the arcuate edges 26 of afixed jaw 28. An arcu'ate, substantially triangular member 30 ofinsulating material is interposed between the pad 2'4 and the fixed jaw28 and is provided with an electrical heat unit 32 in the centerthereof, of any suitable type, for heating the fixed jaw.

Hinged as at 34 to the support 16, is one end of a lever bar or shank 36the free end of which supports an a1'cuate, movable jaw 38 that issubstantially V-shaped in cross section to receive the fixedjaw 28. I

A coil spring or resilientmember H1 is dis posed between the support 16and the lever bar 36 and includes outwardly extending end portions 42and 44 that are fixed to the support and the lever bar respectively tonormally urge the jaws apart.

In order to urge the movable jaw toward the fixed jaw so that a fabric46 may be clamped between the said jaws, there is provided a solenoid 48that is mounted in any suitable manner on the support I6 and whichincludes an operating core 50 having an angulatecl end portion 52 thatis received in a socket or sleeve 54 carried by the lever bar 36.

It should benoted, that the web portions of the jaws and the pointer 22lie in a similar plane which is substantially horizontal andperpendicular to the bar i2 so thatthe material will be creased, markedor pressed at the dimension indicated by the pointer registering withthe graduations.

In some instances-it becomes desirable to mark unit off, so that whenthe switch 58 is activated, the jaws will be urged to a clamped positionwith the heating unit energized.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, operation and advantages of the device will be quiteapparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description isaccordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A hem marker comprising a support, a first elongated horizontal andhollow jaw held stationary on said support, a heating unit within saidfirst jaw, a second elongated horizontal jaw mounted on said support forvertical swinging movement toward and away from said first jaw, meansforming a connection between the jaws and yieldingly urging said jawsapart, and means carried by the support and operatively connected to thesecond jaw for urging the second jaw toward the first jaw.

2. A hem marker comprising a support, a first elongated horizontal andhollow jaw held stationary on said support, a heating unit within saidfirst jaw, a second elongated horizontal jaw mounted on said support forvertical swinging movement toward and away from said first jaw, meansyieldingly urging said jaws away from each other, a solenoid mounted onsaid support and connected to said second jaw, and a single switchelectrically connected to both said solenoid and said heating unit.

3. In a hem marker including a first stationary jaw and a secondswingable jaw movable toward and away from the stationary jaw, meansconnecting and yieldingly urging the jaws away from each other, andelectrically operated means forming a connection between the jaws forurging the second jaw toward the stationary jaw.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein one of said jaws is hollow, and aheating unit mounted in the hollow jaw.

5. The combination of claim 4 wherein said heating unit and saidelectrical means are electrically connected for simultaneous actuation.

6. A hem marker comprising a support, a first elongated horizontallydisposed hollow jaw mounted on said support, a second elongatedhorizontally disposed jaw swingably mounted on said support and movabletoward and away from said first jaw, a heating unit within said hollowjaw, and a horizontally slidable arm carried by said support andpivotally connected to said second jaw for moving said second jaw towardsaid first jaw.

7. A hem marker comprising an upright, a vertically adjustable slidemounted on the upright, an arcuate channel shaped horizontal jaw fixedto said slide, an electrical heating unit concealed within the jaw, alever bar pivoted to the slide for movement toward and away from thejaw, a second arcuate channel-shaped jaw secured to said bar and adaptedto receive the first-named jaw within its confines as the bar is movedtoward the first-named jaw, and means connected to the second jaw formoving the bar and the second jaw toward the first-named jaw, the outercross sectional area of said first-named jaw being substantially equalto the inner cross-sectional area of the second jaw.

8. A hem marking device comprising a base, anupright rising from thebase, a vertically adjustable slide mounted on the upright, a firsthollowjaw mounted on the slide and disposed substantially horizontal, anelectrical heating unit concealed within the first jaw, a bar hinged tothe slide for vertical swinging movement toward and away from the firstjaw, a second jaw secured to and movable with the bar and adapted tohouse the first jaw when the bar is moved to ward the first jaw, and asolenoid secured to the slide and including a horizontally slidable corepivotally secured to the bar.

9.-A device for marking hems consisting of a base, an upright risingfrom the base and having graduations thereon, and a carriage memberslidably adjustable on the upright and having a vertical openingaccommodating the upright, said carriage member including a firsthorizontally disposed jaw, a, vertically swingable bar, a second jawsupported on the bar and movable with the bar toward and away from thefirst jaw, an electrical heating unit mounted in the first jaw, and asolenoid connected to the arm for moving the arm about its pivot, and aswitch electrically connected to the solenoid, a source of current andthe heating unit and for activating the solenoid and heating unit.

10. A device for marking hems consisting of a base, an upright risingfrom the base and having graduations thereon, and a carriage memberslidably adjustable on the upright and having a vertical openingaccommodating the upright, said carriage member including a firsthorizontally disposed jaw, a vertically swingable bar, a second jawsupported on the bar and movable with the bar toward and away from thefirst jaw, an electrical heating unit mounted in the first jaw, and asolenoid connected to the arm for moving the arm about its pivot, aswitch, and flexible electrical conductors connecting the switch to thesolenoid and to a source of electric current and being suificiently longto permit a user to stand adjacent the carriage and upright to actuatethe solenoid by the switch.

11. A hem marking device comprising a base, an upright rising from thebase and having graduations thereon, a support slidably mounted on theupright and including a means for retaining the support verticallyadjusted on the upright, a smoothly curved horizontally disposed jawfixed to said support, said jaw being V- shaped in cross section, anelectrical heating unit within the interior of the jaw, a bar having alower end pivoted to the support for vertical swinging movement of thebar toward and away from the jaw, a second horizontally disposedsmoothly curved jaw secured to the bar and being substantially V-shapedin cross-section to accommodate the first-named jaw when the bar ismoved toward the first-named jaw, spring means forming a connectionbetween the bar and the support and urging the second jaw from thefirst-named jaw, a solenoid secured to and movable with the support andhaving an operating core pivoted to the bar, a switch for the solenoidand electrical conductors connecting the solemid to the switch and theswitch to the heating unit for simultaneous actuation of the solenoidand heating unit by the switch.

12. A marking device comprising a support having a vertical openingtherein adapted to receive a post, a first horizontal jaw fixed to saidsupport, a second jaw pivoted to said support for vertical swingingmovement toward and away from the first jaw, said first jaw beinghollow, an electrically heating unit mounted in the first jaw, andelectrical means supported on the support and connected to the secondjaw for moving the second jaw relative to the first jaw.

. DORA SEWELL.

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